"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.